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das

See also: Appendix:Variations of "das"

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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das

  1. plural of da (“father”)

Etymology 2

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Contraction

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das

  1. (often African-American Vernacular) That is; that's
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Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

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das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)

  1. badger
    Synonym: ratel
  2. hyrax
    Synonym: dassie
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Etymology 2

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From Dutch das.

Noun

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das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)

  1. (clothing) tie, necktie

Aromanian

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From Greek δάσος (dásos).

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das n

  1. forest, woods
    Synonyms: pãduri, codru, curii, dubrac

Atong (India)

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From Hindi दस (das).

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das (Bengali script দাস)

  1. ten

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Balkan Romani

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das m

  1. (Bugurdži, Sofia Erli) gadjo (non-Romani person)
    Synonym: gadžo
  2. (Bugurdži) Serbian
  3. (Bugurdži, Macedonian Arli) Christian
    Synonym: gadžo
  4. (Sofia Erli) Bulgarian
  5. (Sofia Erli) slave (male)

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Carpathian Romani

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das f

  1. (Veršend) Croat

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Catalan

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das

  1. second-person singular present indicative of dar

Cornish

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Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “GPC lists Welsh das as being borrowed from Irish dais.”

Noun

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das f (plural deys)

  1. stack, rick

Mutation

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Mutation of das
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
das dhas unchanged tas tas tas

Etymology 2

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Noun

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das

  1. Soft mutation of tas.

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German das, a euphemistic contraction of das Haus (“the house”) or das Häuschen (“the little house”).

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das n (singular definite dasset, plural indefinite dasser)

  1. (colloquial) privy, outhouse

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Declension of das
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative das dasset dasser dasserne
genitive das' dassets dassers dassernes

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Domari

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From Sanskrit दश (daśa).

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das (attribute ʕašr)

  1. ten
    Synonym: ʕašraki

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  • Matras, Yaron (2012) A Grammar of Domari (Mouton Grammar Library)‎[1], Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

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das m (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)

  1. A badger, various species of genera Meles and Taxidea.
  2. (particularly) Eurasian badger (Meles meles)
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  • Afrikaans: das, dassie
  • Jersey Dutch: dās
  • → West Frisian: das

Etymology 2

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Uncertain, possibly from Italian dossi (“fur collar”).

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das f (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)

  1. necktie
  2. scarf
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Etymology 3

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Contraction

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das

  1. (text messaging) Nonstandard form of da's.

References

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  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Fala

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese das, equivalent to de (“of”) +‎ as (feminine plural definite article).

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das f pl (singular da, masculine du or do, masculine plural dus or dos)

  1. of the
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme III, Chapter 1: A “F” Inicial en Nossa Fala:
      Un-a das características que mais nos diferencia das forma de falal de nossus vidiñus, cacereñus i salmantinus, é o mantinimentu da “F” inicial latina […]
      One of the characteristics which most sets us apart from our neighbour’s, from Cáceres and Salamanca, way of speaking is the keeping of the Latin initial “F” […]

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  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Fiji Hindi

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Numeral

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das

  1. ten

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French

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Etymology

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Verlan form of SIDA.

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das m (uncountable)

  1. (Verlan) AIDS

Galician

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Etymology

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From contraction of de (“of, from”) +‎ as (“the”).

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das f pl (masculine do, feminine da, masculine plural dos)

  1. of the; from the

German

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  • -'s (as in an's, in's)
  • -s (as in ans, ins)
  • 's, es (for the article; informal or poetic)
  • dat (colloquial in western and parts of northern Germany)
  • det (Berlinian)
  • dit (colloquial in eastern Germany, especially the federal state of Brandenburg, around Berlin)

Etymology

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From Middle High German daȥ, from Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Silesian East Central German doas, Dutch dat, English that. Doublet of dass. Distinction from dass is purely orthographical convention.

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das n (definite)

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of der: the

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German definite articles
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative der die das die
Genitive des der des der
Dative dem der dem den
Accusative den die das die

Pronoun

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das

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of der
    1. (relative) who, that, which
      Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann.
      I know a girl who can do that.
      Das kann es nicht geben. ― This is nothing that could possibly exist.
    2. (demonstrative) this, that, it
      Das ist mein Haus.
      This is my house.
      Er weiß das bereits.
      He knows that already.
      Ich hab das nicht.
      I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
    3. (regional, Northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
      Das regnet schon wieder.
      It’s raining again.
      Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist?
      Do you know what time it is?

Declension

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Declension of der
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative der die das die
genitive dessen deren
derer 		dessen deren
derer
dative dem der dem denen
accusative den die das die

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das

  1. Obsolete spelling of dass.

Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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  • tas (Wiesemann spelling)

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Article

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das (definite)

  1. nominative/accusative singular neuter of där

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Hunsrik definite articles
nominative accusative dative
str. unstr. str. unstr. str. unstr.
Masculine där de där de dem
Feminine die die där de
Neuter das das dem
Plural die die den de

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das

  1. it

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Hunsrik personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative
Proclitic Enclitic str. unstr. str. unstr.
1st person singular ich

eich

-ich mich

meich

meer mer

m'r

2nd person singular
(informal) 		du

dau/Dau

-du, -de

-Dau, -De

dich

deich/Deich

deer der

d'r/D'r

3rd person singular (m.) er; där -er ihn en ihm em
3rd person singular (f.) sie; die -se sie / ihns se eer

ehr

re
3rd person singular (n.) es; das

et, 't

's es

et

-et, -'t

ihm em
1st person plural meer mer uns

uhs

2nd person plural deer

Ehr, Dehr

der eich

Auch

3rd person plural sie; die -se sie se denne

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  • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “das”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 31, column 2

Latin

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Verb

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dās

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of dō

Middle Dutch

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From Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

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das m

  1. (mustelids) badger, European badger

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Further reading

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  • “das”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “das”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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Etymology

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From the root -DÁÁZ (“to be heavy”).

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das

  1. weight

Northern Sami

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Determiner

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das

  1. locative singular of dat

Portuguese

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  • Hyphenation: das

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das f pl

  2. Contraction of de as (“of/from the (feminine plural)”): feminine plural of do
    • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, line 5:
      Animais que elles tem em mais eſtima / Que todo o outro gado das manadas
      Animals which they hold in higher esteem / Than any other cattle of the herds

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Southern Kam

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das

  1. mountain

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdas/ [ˈd̪as]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: das

Verb

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das

  1. inflection of dar:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular voseo present indicative

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English dust.

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das

  1. dirt; dust
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:14:
      Na God, Bikpela i tokim snek olsem, “Yu bin mekim dispela pasin nogut, olsem na nau mi gat strongpela tok bilong daunim yu. Bai yu gat bikpela hevi. Hevi yu karim bai i winim hevi bilong olgeta arapela animal. Nau na long olgeta taim bihain bai yu wokabaut long bel bilong yu tasol. Na bai yu kaikai das bilong graun.
      →New International Version translation

Vlax Romani

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das m

  1. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Christian
  2. (Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi) gadjo (non-Romani person)
  3. (Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi) Serb
  4. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Croat
  5. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Christian gadjo
  6. (Sremski Gurbet) Serbian

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Volapük

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German dass.

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das

  1. (connecting noun clause) that
    • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 21:
      Sagom, das odunom-la tävi gretik.
      He says that he will make a big journey.
    • 1940, “Pro yunanef Nedänik”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 38:
      Äsagom obe, das övisitom obi.
      He told me that he would visit me.
    • 1938, “Ge lü Volapük!”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, pages 17-19:
      If xamobs yufapükis dabinöl, täno mutobs dasevön, das ons valik jenöfo binons geboviks pro disein.
      If we examine the existing auxiliary languages, we must admit that they are all indeed useful for the purpose.

West Frisian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

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das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)

  1. (mustelids) badger
    Synonym: taks
Further reading
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  • “das (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)

  1. (clothing, rare) scarf, shawl
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  • “das (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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